November 4, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 0 comments
Go check out the “Hunted” Kickstarter Campaign! In today’s episode of the Nerdlab, I have a guest to whom I really look up to. His work was, and still is a great inspiration for my own journey. Especially as a content producer. He has probably interviewed every successful game designer on this planet. But he […]
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053 – Simultaneous Action Selection in Ambal Tournament with Bernardo Bittencourt
March 30, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 0 comments
Connect with Ambal Tournament (Bernardo Bittencourt):Ambal Tournament WebsiteAmbal Tournament Article about Faction/Archetype DesignAmbal Tournament on InstagramAmbal Tournament on Discord Connect with the Nerdlab Community:Nerdlab Website Nerdlab Facebook PageNerdlab on TwitterNerdlab on InstagramJoin the Nerdlab Discord Hello fellow adventurers and welcome to the Nerdlab – Where we transform our gaming passion into incredible game designs and […]
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049 – Setting Constraints and Designing within Strict Limitations – Interview with Ed Rodriguez – Designer of Animus
March 2, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 0 comments
Animus – The Draft Building Game:Animus WebsiteAnimus on FacebookAnimus on Tabletop Simulator (Version not fully up to date) Connect with the Nerdlab Community:Join the Nerdlab CommunityNerdlab Website Nerdlab Facebook PageNerdlab on TwitterNerdlab on InstagramJoin the Nerdlab Discord Hello fellow adventurers and welcome to the Nerdlab – Where we transform our gaming passion into incredible game […]
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046 – A Walkthrough of Jamey Stegmaier’s proven Game Design Process
February 10, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview / 0 comments
Register now for the Nerdlab Newsletter and receive my favorit resources for the 12 Tenets of Board Game Design defined by Stonemaier Games. Join the Nerdlab Newsletter Stonemaier Games:Stonemaier Games Website12 Tenets of Board Game Design by Stonemaier Games Connect with the Nerdlab Community:Nerdlab Website Nerdlab Facebook PageNerdlab on TwitterNerdlab on InstagramJoin the Nerdlab Discord […]
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045 – Designing RPGs with and for Kids with Kevin Ferrone the Designer of Starport
February 3, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview / 0 comments
Starport:Starport WebsiteStarport on TwitterStarport on Instagram Connect with the Nerdlab Community:Join the Nerdlab CommunityNerdlab Website Nerdlab Facebook PageNerdlab on TwitterNerdlab on InstagramJoin the Nerdlab Discord Hello fellow adventurers and welcome to the Nerdlab – Where we transform our gaming passion into incredible game designs and learn how to nerd like a boss. My name is […]
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044 – Marketing a Board Game as a First Time Publisher with Brandon Seeger (Battle Babies)
January 27, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview / 0 comments
Battle Babies:Kickstarter Campaign for Battle BabiesStuffed Horse Games WebsiteStuffed Horse Games on FBStuffed Horse Games on Instagram Connect with the Nerdlab Community:Join the Nerdlab CommunityNerdlab Website Nerdlab Facebook PageNerdlab on TwitterNerdlab on InstagramJoin the Nerdlab Discord Hello fellow adventurers and welcome to the Nerdlab – Where we transform our gaming passion into incredible game designs […]
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039 – Graphic Design & and Illustration for Board Games with Patrick Rauland
December 14, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 1 comment
In Episode 39 of the Nerdlab podcast, I had the honor to talk to Patrick Rauland the art director of the games Fry Thief, Samhain, and Mintsugi. And he is also a fellow podcaster and host of the show “Indie Board Game Designers Podcast”. We talked about the difference between Graphic Design and Illustration and […]
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038 – Gloomhaven and Designing Epic Games with Isaac Childres
December 8, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 0 comments
In Episode 38 of the Nerdlab podcast, I had the honor to talk to Isaac Childres about the design process of Gloomhaven. In our discussion, we focussed on the following questions: What games did influence the design of Gloomhaven? What was the design process of Gloomhaven like? How to playtest big epic games like Gloomhaven? […]
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035 – Designing Solo Games with Gabe Barrett of BGDL
November 4, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 0 comments
Go check out the “Hunted” Kickstarter Campaign! In today’s episode of the Nerdlab, I have a guest to whom I really look up to. His work was, and still is a great inspiration for my own journey. Especially as a content producer. He has probably interviewed every successful game designer on this planet. But he […]
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033 – Spirit Island and Asymmetric Game Design with R. Eric Reuss
October 22, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 0 comments
In Episode 33 of the Nerdlab podcast, I had a great discussion with R. Eric Reuss about the design process of Spirit Island and asymmetric games in general. In our discussion, we focussed on the following questions: How was the design process of Spirit Island? What is asymmetry in board games? What are the best […]
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031 – Theme vs. Setting in Boardgames with Paul Grogan
October 7, 2019 / by Marvin / Interview, Podcast / 0 comments
In Episode 31 of the Nerdlab podcast, I have the honor to talk to Paul Grogan of the Gaming Rules! Youtube Channel. Paul is creating a huge amount of content in the board game industry. He is famous for his instructional youtube videos. He explains rules, does a lot of reviews and playthroughs but he […]
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